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- Regional FP&A Director guiding planning, forecasting, and profitability analysis for Canadian HVAC equipment representative. Advising senior leaders and overseeing reporting controls across regional operations.
Responsibilities
- Lead annual financial planning and rolling forecasting processes with operational leaders
- Partner with the President, SVP, and senior leadership team on strategic financial decisions
- Analyze financial and operational performance across divisions, regions, manufacturers, customers, and projects
- Investigate margin fluctuations, pricing strategies, operational costs, and profitability challenges
- Develop financial models, forecasts, and scenario analyses
- Evaluate the financial impact of import tariffs, duties, supplier costs, and pricing decisions
- Identify opportunities to improve productivity, inventory management, working capital, and cash flow
- Prepare financial business cases and investment analyses for expansion, products, staffing, capital investments, and acquisitions
- Lead executive financial performance reviews and present findings, results, forecasts, and recommendations
- Partner with Sales, Operations, Purchasing, Service, and other departments on performance and continuous improvement
- Oversee financial reporting quality and accounting controls through the Regional Controller
- Collaborate with AIR Corporate Finance and FP&A teams on planning, reporting standards, and objectives
- Leverage ERP systems, Power BI, reporting tools, automation, and emerging technologies to improve visibility, accuracy, and efficiency
- Support financial systems improvements, business integrations, and reporting initiatives
- Monitor financial outcomes of initiatives and investments against expected performance and recommend adjustments
- Perform other responsibilities as assigned
Requirements
- Post-secondary education in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field
- Minimum of ten plus (10+) years of progressive finance experience, with significant experience in senior FP&A, commercial finance, or a similar strategic finance role
- CPA, CFA, MBA, FPAC, or a comparable professional qualification
- Experience partnering with senior executives and operational leaders to provide financial insights that influence business decisions
- Strong experience in financial planning, forecasting, budgeting, financial modelling, scenario analysis, and business performance reporting
- Ability to analyze complex financial and operational data, identify root causes, and translate findings into practical business recommendations
- Strong understanding of distribution economics, profitability, pricing strategies, inventory management, working capital, and cash flow
- Experience analyzing the financial impact of import tariffs, duties, landed costs, and supplier pricing
- Demonstrated accounting knowledge and experience providing leadership or oversight to accounting professionals or finance teams
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and strong experience with ERP systems and business intelligence tools, such as NetSuite and Power BI
- Experience working within a large, multi-regional or multi-business-unit organization, ideally with annual revenues exceeding $200 million
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills with exceptional attention to detail
- Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the confidence to present financial findings and recommendations to senior leadership
- Ability to work independently, challenge assumptions, manage competing priorities, and collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams
- Ability to travel to other office locations as required
- Experience in HVAC, industrial distribution, manufacturing, or a related industry is considered an asset
- Experience in private-equity-backed, acquisition-driven, or shared-services environments is considered an asset
- Experience with financial systems implementations, ERP migrations, Power BI development requirements, or SQL is considered an asset
Benefits
- Inclusive, accessible workplace commitment under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA)
- Accommodations during the hiring process or on the job
- Professional growth and development culture
- Hybrid work arrangement
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